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Autopsy
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autopsy n
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pl: -sies
: an examination of a body after death usually involving dissection esp. to determine the cause of death called also post mortem post mortem examination
autopsy vt
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.